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Penetration

nounid 3540·updated May 12, 2026
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Gaining unauthorized logical access to sensitive data by circumventing a system's protections.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Threat0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
incursioninsight
plural
Penetrations
possessive
Penetration's
pluralpossessive
Penetrations'

Framework definitions

SANS Glossary of Security Terms1 senseview framework →
§1
Gaining unauthorized logical access to sensitive data by circumventing a system's protections.
Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of entering into or through something
§2
the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
§3
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
§4
the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
§5
the ability to make way into or through something
§6
clear or deep perception of a situation

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